Indonesia sees drastic increase in cybercrime: Jokowi

BINTANGNEWS.com –President Joko
“Jokowi” Widodo said on Tuesday that Indonesia had seen a drastic increase in
cybercrime, with the number of cases growing by 389 percent in 2014 to 2015.
Most of the cases occurred in the e-commerce sector, he added.

Speaking during a
limited Cabinet meeting at the State Palace, Jokowi said cyber threats posed
new challenges regarding the readiness of government institutions.

“To deal with
cybersecurity issues, we do not need to form a new institution, or start from
zero. We can expand or consolidate units at ministries or institutions that
have cybersecurity functions," he said.

The Office of the
Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister revealed in July
that cyberattacks in Indonesia rose by 33 percent in 2015 from the previous
year, of which 54.5 percent were aimed at e-commerce-related websites. Most of
the attacks caused systems to stop working.

In the meeting, the
President also told his Cabinet members to improve the management of state
officials amid an era of tighter competition. He said improved management could
provide more professional, responsive and faster services.

"State official
management reforms should be carried out thoroughly, from upstream to
downstream," he said.***